Fiches de données de sécurité pour les produits HAZMAT (USA, CA et AU)

What's included in your hazardous SDS

Who this hazardous SDS is for

• Brands selling flammable, corrosive or aerosol products in the USA
• Perfume brands shipping alcohol-based fragrances
• Manufacturers and importers of hazardous chemicals into the USA
• Suppliers who need a WHMIS-format SDS for Canada
• Importers who need an Australian SDS under the WHS Regulations
• Sellers whose marketplace listing is held in dangerous goods review

What this hazardous SDS does not include

• Products that are not hazardous. If your product meets no GHS hazard criteria, you need a non-hazardous SDS for the USA, Canada and Australia instead. We tell you before going further.
• UK and EU formats. SDSs to REACH Annex II and CLP or GB CLP are a separate service: REACH SDS for hazardous products (UK & EU).
• Laboratory testing. We work from the composition, supplier SDSs and physical data you provide, such as flash point and pH.
• Packaging, labels and shipping papers. We supply the label elements and transport classification; label artwork, dangerous goods packaging and carrier bookings stay with you or your freight forwarder.
• Marketplace-specific SDSs. If Amazon has asked for an SDS for a specific store, see SDS for Amazon USA, Amazon Canada or Amazon Australia.

How it works

1. Fill our Product Information Document Or send your full composition with percentages, raw-material SDSs, physical data and the markets you sell into.
2. Hazard and transport classification We classify every GHS hazard and check whether the product is dangerous goods for road, air or sea.
3. SDS authoring We write all 16 sections to the OSHA HCS, Canadian HPR or Australian WHS format, including Section 14.
4. You receive your SDS Your hazardous SDS arrives in 72, 48 or 24 hours, depending on the delivery option you choose.

What is a hazardous SDS for the USA, Canada and Australia?

A hazardous SDS for the USA, Canada and Australia, often called a HazMat SDS, is the Safety Data Sheet for a product classified as hazardous under the Globally Harmonized System (GHS): a flammable perfume, a corrosive cleaner, an aerosol or a solvent-based mixture, for example. In all three countries, the manufacturer or importer of a hazardous chemical must classify it and prepare a 16-section SDS. Carriers, customs brokers and marketplaces then check that SDS before the product moves.

We classify your product's health, physical and environmental hazards, write the SDS to the rules of each market you sell in, and complete the transport section with the UN number, proper shipping name, hazard class and packing group your carrier needs.

Hazardous SDS rules in the USA, Canada and Australia

USA — OSHA Hazard Communication Standard:

• Legal basis: 29 CFR 1910.1200 requires chemical manufacturers and importers to obtain or develop an SDS for each hazardous chemical they produce or import, in the 16-section format set out in Appendix D.
• 2024 update: OSHA's final rule of 20 May 2024 aligned the standard mainly with GHS Revision 7. After a four-month extension published on 15 January 2026, SDSs for substances had to be updated by 19 May 2026, and SDSs for mixtures must be updated by 19 November 2027.
• Sections 12 to 15: OSHA does not enforce the ecological, disposal, transport and regulatory sections, but carriers and buyers expect them completed.

Canada — WHMIS:

• Legal basis: the Hazardous Products Act and the Hazardous Products Regulations (HPR) require a supplier SDS, using the 16 headings in Schedule 1 to the HPR, for each hazardous product sold or imported for use in a workplace.
• GHS Revision 7: amendments in force since 15 December 2022 aligned the HPR with GHS Revision 7 and parts of Revision 8. The three-year transition ended on 14 December 2025, so every supplier SDS must now meet the amended rules.
• Language: the SDS must be in English and French, as one bilingual document or two separate ones.

Australia — WHS Regulations:

• Legal basis: regulation 330 of the model WHS Regulations requires the manufacturer or importer to prepare an SDS for a hazardous chemical when first manufacturing or importing it; Schedule 7 sets the content. Victoria applies equivalent duties under its own OHS Regulations.
• GHS 7: hazardous chemicals must be classified and labelled under GHS Revision 7, mandatory since 1 January 2023.
• Local details: the SDS must be in English, give the name, Australian address and business telephone number of the Australian manufacturer or importer, and be reviewed at least once every five years.

Hazard classification and dangerous goods are not the same:

GHS classification decides what goes on the SDS and the workplace label. Transport classification decides how the product ships: US DOT rules (49 CFR), Canada's Transportation of Dangerous Goods Regulations and the Australian Dangerous Goods Code for road and rail, the IATA Dangerous Goods Regulations for air and the IMDG Code for sea. A product can be hazardous under one system and not the other, so we assess both.

A note on cosmetics and perfumes:

OSHA exempts cosmetics packaged for sale to consumers in a retail establishment, and WHMIS excludes cosmetics as defined in the Food and Drugs Act. Alcohol-based perfumes and aerosols are still dangerous goods in transport, so carriers and marketplaces ask for an SDS with full Section 14 data, and we prepare it on that basis.

What we need to prepare your hazardous SDS

• Full composition: every ingredient with its CAS number and percentage or range.
• Supplier SDSs: one for each raw material.
• Physical data: physical state, flash point and pH, where you have them.
• Product details: product name, intended use, packaging and pack sizes.
• Section 1 details: the US, Canadian or Australian manufacturer, importer or supplier to name on the SDS, with an emergency telephone number.

Legal framework

• OSHA Hazard Communication Standard, 29 CFR 1910.1200: the SDS duty in paragraph (g) and the 16-section format in Appendix D; updated by the final rule of 20 May 2024, with compliance dates extended in January 2026.
• Hazardous Products Act and Hazardous Products Regulations (SOR/2015-17), Canada: WHMIS supplier SDS and label requirements, amended in December 2022 to align with GHS Revision 7.
• Model Work Health and Safety Regulations, Australia: regulation 330 and Schedule 7 on preparing and reviewing SDSs; GHS Revision 7 mandatory from 1 January 2023.
• UN Globally Harmonized System (GHS): the classification system behind all three laws.
• Dangerous goods transport: US DOT Hazardous Materials Regulations (49 CFR Parts 171–180), Canada's TDG Regulations, the Australian Dangerous Goods Code, IATA DGR and the IMDG Code.

Each market applies the same GHS building blocks with its own format, language and supplier-detail rules, so one SDS rarely fits all three without changes.

Official sources:

• OSHA Hazard Communication Standard, 29 CFR 1910.1200 (osha.gov)
• Supplier hazard communication requirements under WHMIS (Health Canada)
• Preparing safety data sheets (Safe Work Australia)
• Adoption of GHS 7 (Safe Work Australia)

Why brands choose Phoenix for hazardous SDS authoring

• Full classification, not a template: every GHS hazard class assessed by safety specialists from your composition and supplier data.
• Current rules for each market: the 2024 OSHA HCS update, the amended Canadian HPR and Australia's GHS 7 requirements.
• Transport-ready Section 14: UN number, proper shipping name, class and packing group.
• Regulator-ready or we revise it free: our compliance guarantee.
• Fast delivery options: Standard Delivery (72 Hours), Fast Delivery (48 Hours) or Priority Delivery (24 Hours).
• Trusted by 1,400+ brands over 14 years, including The Beard Struggle, The Essence Vault, Parfum Fabric and Junaid Jamshed.

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